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While he is now a respected community leader and Baltimore City Firefighter, Derik Barnes was once a misguided youth whose broken home provided a rocky start to life. Barnes wasn’t alone. In fact, the nation’s escalating crime epidemic can be directly attributed to the lack of direction many young men are forced to grow up with.

They often say “Don’t get mad…get even”, an adage that only the brave, daring and often stupid decide to take to heart. In his compelling new novel, author J.M. Allen presents the true consequences of revenge while showcasing the abundant healing powers of love, laughter and friendship.

Derrick Chevalier has spent over two decades travelling millions of miles to consult with clients and teach negotiation tactics to small and large corporate business leaders, high-ranking military officers and top-tier Government officials. His approach and that of negotiation itself has continuously expanded and evolved over the years, culminating in the development of ‘Comprehensive Negotiating Strategies (CNS)’sm, and ‘The Comprehensive Negotiating Continuum™’, which address the dramatic shifts in the environment, socio-economics, global business practices and political realities. It all leaves Chevalier with a stark warning for those who want to survive and excel in their negotiations: evolve or be slaughtered.

While it is his first published novel, Matthew O. Duncan is an award-winning veteran of stage, photography and literature. Decades of experience have taught Duncan the importance of diligently developing ideas, rather than rushing them out to the public for the sake of haste. His new novel, ‘The Warrior’s Stone’ is no different, spending two years in development and resulting in a product that far supersedes the quality of most self-published authors.

While most authors use their first novel to simply test the literary waters, Craig E. Hays is proving that a debut release is also an opportunity to rival a genre’s bestsellers. Hays has stormed the scene with gusto, following years of diligently developing his ‘Garden of Lost Souls’ series.

While its theory constantly appears in scripture, The Rapture rarely makes it into fiction. However, as an author unafraid to tackle the big-picture issues, Gerald C. Anderson, Sr. fuses this massive event with a bold exploration of faith in his new novel, ‘27Hours: What Would You Do If You Faced The End?’.

Nobody can deny the growing abundance of fitness programs available “out there”. However, most have a flaw; they only strengthen isolated groups of muscles and rarely contribute to total-body conditioning. Floridian massage therapist and dance teacher, Noa Spector-Flock has the answer, a method she has coined “Get Stronger By Stretching”.

As an elementary school teacher, Regina Webster is well aware of the harrowing bullying many children face, often feeling unable to help themselves as they can’t fight back. Thankfully, Webster’s compelling new children’s book proves that fighting back with violence isn’t the solution, with the book’s two tenacious cousins showing how this most unique of challenges should really be handled.

The General Practice Dentist and the Orthodontist were once solid allies; with Dentists providing a steady stream of qualified referrals and only performing procedures within the realm of their skillset. However, this harmonious relationship has divorced itself of late; with the General Practitioner now often opting to keep patients all to themselves and perform the work that should be left to Orthodontic specialists.

As an actress and stand-up comedienne, Vanessa A. Ryan has become used to switching her persona from serious to funny, funny to evil and then back to ‘normal’ in time to get home to her much-loved rescued cats. This unique skill has stood Ryan is good stead for the release of her acclaimed debut novel, which rips up the book of literary convention to meld evil and humor into a narrative that defies any single genre.